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Wedge, November 2011, Vol. 42, No. 11

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Vol. 42, No. 11
FREE
November 2011
LHENA Board tetter —....„.,
LHENA Calendar......™......,
ArtsHub ....... .........
Kinsen Noodles & Bar..........
Walker Library....................
City Halt ..........................
Historical Wedge................
Crime Map..........................
Wine Tasting ....................
In this issue:
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LOWRY HILL EAST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER
thewedge.org
Building Bridges in Uptown
Bridge and ramp bring Greenway access to the core
The Ackerberg Group, in
partnership with Greco
Development, Hennepin
County and the Gity of Minneapolis, have installed a 69
foot long 14 foot wide pedestrian/bike bridge linking the
Midtown Greenway trail to
the heart of Uptown. And a
new 12 foot wide ramp will
connect the bridge to the
Midtown Greenway trail.
The bridge will span from
the plaza at MoZaic on the
south to Girard Avenue on
the north side.
The bridge and ramp will
provide a vital connection
between the Midtown
Greenway trail and Uptown.
Current connections to the
trail are located six blocks to
the east at Bryant Avenue and
three blocks to the west, and
across Hennepin Avenue, at
Humboldt Avenue. Soren
Jensen, Executive Director
of the Midtown Greenway
Coalition has confirmed
that in fact this new bridge
will be tall enough to allow
for streetcars if those come
to the Greenway.
Photo by Bruce Cochran
This 18,000 lb. bridge arrived via a 90 foot truck the morning of October 27th. As the Midtown
Greenway was temporarily detoured, a construction crane then set the bridge in place in this view
looking southwest. The concrete deck was set to be poured and installed the next day as the Wedge
went to press.
The project is the result of a
public/private partnership
between Hennepin County's
Transit Oriented Development Program, The Ackerberg Groups MoZaic project, Greco Developments
Flux project, the Hennepin County Regional Rail
Authority and the City of
Minneapolis. The $375,000
project is scheduled to be
complete in December 2012.
The County's TOD program
provided $265,000 in funds
with the balance being provided by The Ackerberg
Group and Greco Development. MoZaic will own and
maintain the bridge and
ramp. The Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority owns the Midtown
Greenway corridor.
Contech manufactured the
bridge. Ryan Companies is
See Bridge page 7
Potential Layoff
for CPS Officers
in Fifth Precinct
Police Department
looks for options to
trim budget
By Bruce Cochran
According to Seargent William Palmer, Public Information Officer for the City
of Minneapolis several options are on the table for
trimming the Police Departments budget. All options will be submitted to
the City Council for a final
decision and then selected
in mid-December. One of
those budget trimming options, the only one that
could affect personnel in the
Fifth Precinct, is a potential layoff Crime Prevention
Specialist(CPS) Chelsea
Adams and CPS Amy Lavender. Both are responsible
for neighborhoods in the
greater Uptown area.
Unlike a regular police officer that is trained to respond
See Police page 11
Game On!
Rusty Quarters brings back the video arcade
Greco Envisions Third Project in Wedge
By Bruce Cochran
"Standing shoulder to
shoulder while playing
Street Fighter II or looking
on as someone dominates in
Donkey Kong...online gaming is a blast, but playing
over Wi-Fi and the added
problems of jerks having an-
Photo by Bruce Cochran
onymity, makes it an alienating experience for some.
Gamers want to interact
with other gamers. Not to
say you won't get those idiots at the arcade, but at least
you can talk trash in person"
Local video game writer
See Game On page 2
Illustration provided by Greco Development
As dropping vacancy rates in southwest Minneapolis have continued to drive the need for more
apartment units, the developer of the Blue and Flux apartments has preliminary plans for 29th
Street and Lyndale Avenue. Brent Rogers, Vice President of Greco Development in downtown
Minneapolis has confirmed their plans for a 170-unit apartment building on the long-vacated site
sandwiched between the VFW and the Midtown Greenway. The project had not been through the
city's official site-plan approval process as the Wedge newspaper went to press. Yet, Greco will be
presenting at the LHENA Zoning and Planning Committee on Wednesday, November 9. (See page
3 for details.)

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Vol. 42, No. 11
FREE
November 2011
LHENA Board tetter —....„.,
LHENA Calendar......™......,
ArtsHub ....... .........
Kinsen Noodles & Bar..........
Walker Library....................
City Halt ..........................
Historical Wedge................
Crime Map..........................
Wine Tasting ....................
In this issue:
............... ,2
.. ......3
.........„™..........4
..................5
..„„..„....... ..$
......... „.,..„.„8
..........„..........,..io
.............. 11
.«...., .........12
LOWRY HILL EAST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSPAPER
thewedge.org
Building Bridges in Uptown
Bridge and ramp bring Greenway access to the core
The Ackerberg Group, in
partnership with Greco
Development, Hennepin
County and the Gity of Minneapolis, have installed a 69
foot long 14 foot wide pedestrian/bike bridge linking the
Midtown Greenway trail to
the heart of Uptown. And a
new 12 foot wide ramp will
connect the bridge to the
Midtown Greenway trail.
The bridge will span from
the plaza at MoZaic on the
south to Girard Avenue on
the north side.
The bridge and ramp will
provide a vital connection
between the Midtown
Greenway trail and Uptown.
Current connections to the
trail are located six blocks to
the east at Bryant Avenue and
three blocks to the west, and
across Hennepin Avenue, at
Humboldt Avenue. Soren
Jensen, Executive Director
of the Midtown Greenway
Coalition has confirmed
that in fact this new bridge
will be tall enough to allow
for streetcars if those come
to the Greenway.
Photo by Bruce Cochran
This 18,000 lb. bridge arrived via a 90 foot truck the morning of October 27th. As the Midtown
Greenway was temporarily detoured, a construction crane then set the bridge in place in this view
looking southwest. The concrete deck was set to be poured and installed the next day as the Wedge
went to press.
The project is the result of a
public/private partnership
between Hennepin County's
Transit Oriented Development Program, The Ackerberg Groups MoZaic project, Greco Developments
Flux project, the Hennepin County Regional Rail
Authority and the City of
Minneapolis. The $375,000
project is scheduled to be
complete in December 2012.
The County's TOD program
provided $265,000 in funds
with the balance being provided by The Ackerberg
Group and Greco Development. MoZaic will own and
maintain the bridge and
ramp. The Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority owns the Midtown
Greenway corridor.
Contech manufactured the
bridge. Ryan Companies is
See Bridge page 7
Potential Layoff
for CPS Officers
in Fifth Precinct
Police Department
looks for options to
trim budget
By Bruce Cochran
According to Seargent William Palmer, Public Information Officer for the City
of Minneapolis several options are on the table for
trimming the Police Departments budget. All options will be submitted to
the City Council for a final
decision and then selected
in mid-December. One of
those budget trimming options, the only one that
could affect personnel in the
Fifth Precinct, is a potential layoff Crime Prevention
Specialist(CPS) Chelsea
Adams and CPS Amy Lavender. Both are responsible
for neighborhoods in the
greater Uptown area.
Unlike a regular police officer that is trained to respond
See Police page 11
Game On!
Rusty Quarters brings back the video arcade
Greco Envisions Third Project in Wedge
By Bruce Cochran
"Standing shoulder to
shoulder while playing
Street Fighter II or looking
on as someone dominates in
Donkey Kong...online gaming is a blast, but playing
over Wi-Fi and the added
problems of jerks having an-
Photo by Bruce Cochran
onymity, makes it an alienating experience for some.
Gamers want to interact
with other gamers. Not to
say you won't get those idiots at the arcade, but at least
you can talk trash in person"
Local video game writer
See Game On page 2
Illustration provided by Greco Development
As dropping vacancy rates in southwest Minneapolis have continued to drive the need for more
apartment units, the developer of the Blue and Flux apartments has preliminary plans for 29th
Street and Lyndale Avenue. Brent Rogers, Vice President of Greco Development in downtown
Minneapolis has confirmed their plans for a 170-unit apartment building on the long-vacated site
sandwiched between the VFW and the Midtown Greenway. The project had not been through the
city's official site-plan approval process as the Wedge newspaper went to press. Yet, Greco will be
presenting at the LHENA Zoning and Planning Committee on Wednesday, November 9. (See page
3 for details.)